Russian Revolution
Allegories
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
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The year the Russian Revolution overthrew the Tsar
1917
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The last Tsar of Russia, who was overthrown in 1917
Nicholas II
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The political group led by Lenin that took power in October 1917
The Bolsheviks
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The leader of the Bolsheviks, who died in 1924
Vladimir Lenin
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The leader who took power in the Soviet Union after Lenin died
Joseph Stalin
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In Animal Farm, Old Major represents this German thinker, author of The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
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Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, represents this ruler, who was overthrown in 1917
The Tsar
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Squealer, the pig who spreads the animals' propaganda, represents what

Soviet propaganda

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Snowball the pig represents this leader, who was exiled from the Soviet Union
Leon Trotsky
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Boxer the horse, who works hard for the farm, represents this social class
The working class
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The old boar who gives a speech about rebellion at the start of the book
Old Major
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The owner of Manor Farm, who gets drunk and forgets to feed the animals
Mr. Jones
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The name of the farm at the start of the story
Manor Farm
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The name of the song Old Major teaches the animals
Beasts of England
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Old Major dies, but his ideas inspire this planned action
A rebellion
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The new name the animals give the farm after Mr. Jones is driven out
Animal Farm
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The rules the animals paint on the barn wall
The Seven Commandments
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The first commandment says that whatever goes upon two legs is this
An enemy
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The pig who leads the animals together with Snowball after the rebellion
Napoleon
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The seventh commandment says that all animals are this
Equal
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Boxer's personal motto, a promise to do more of this
Working harder
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The big project Snowball proposes for the farm
A windmill
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The strongest horse on the farm, who promises to work harder
Boxer
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The young animals Napoleon takes from their mothers to raise as his personal guards
Puppies
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The number of puppies Napoleon takes from their mothers
Nine